Re: Our Industry Is Seriously Ethics Impaired

["J.A. Terranson" <measl () mfn org>]

On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, Adam Jones wrote:

> What exactly is wrong with this? I personally would rather have 3com
> buying up exploits (probably under an agreement for exclusive access)
> instead of having them sold to the highest, probably malicious,
> bidder.

Your argument amounts to "The lesser of two evils", which is NOT the same
as ethical behaviour.

> Even if someone sells it to both there is a more reputable
> group that has the exploit and can help with mitigation.

"Reputable"?  I'm sorry, we must have different opinions as to what
constitutes "reputable".  A "reputable" company does not encourage the
writing of malware for money, or the withholding of information from the
community (FD) in exchange for mere personal gain.

-- 
Yours,

J.A. Terranson
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